Re: [PATCH] forbid atomic transactions on writable, upgradable databases

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+From: David Bremner <david@tethera.net>\r
+To: Steven Allen <steven@stebalien.com>, notmuch@notmuchmail.org\r
+Subject: Re: [PATCH] forbid atomic transactions on writable,\r
+ upgradable databases\r
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+Steven Allen <steven@stebalien.com> writes:\r
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+> 1. There is no reason to call `begin_atomic` unless you intend to to\r
+>    write to the database and anyone intending to write to the database\r
+>    should upgrade it first.\r
+> 2. This means that nothing inside an atomic transaction can ever fail\r
+>    with NOTMUCH_STATUS_UPGRADE_REQUIRED.\r
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+Applied to master\r
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+d\r